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F.'-E. MURPHEY.

COTTON PRESS.

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FERDINAND E. MURPHEY, OF PINE HILL, ARKANSAS.

COTTON-PRESS.

4SPECIIIICATI()2N forming part of Letters PatentNo. 301,454, dated July1, 1884.

Application tied April 21, 1884. (No model.)

To ali whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, F. ElVIURPHEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pine Hill, in the county of Ashley and State of Arkansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton-Presses; andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specication. Y

Figures l and 2 of the drawings are vertical sectional views of mydevice. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 4 isadetail view.

This invention has relation to cotton-presses; and it consists in theconstruction and novel arrangement of devices, as hereinafter set forth,and pointed out in the appended claims.

The object of this invention is to provide a cotton-press where thefollower is operated by upward pressure, its lever being so arrangedthat said follower can be drawn down by rope or chain and shaft.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A. designates the levers, whichwork between guide-posts B, turning on strong pivots C.

D represents the follower-block, and arms E, engaging said blockunderneath, are pivoted to the lower ends of the levers A.

F F indicate ropes, which are attached t0 the ends of the long arms ofthe levers A, and thence extend downward and outward to and around thepulleys G G to the shaft H, to which said ropes are connected. To thesame shaft extends downward frointhe follower D a rope, K,which is alsooperated by said shaft, to cause the follower to descend. The lrope K iswound reversely on the shaft, so that it will be paid out as the ropes Fare wound up, an? will be wound up as the ropes F are paid OU. i.

It will be observed that the top of the presser-block or follower, whenin its lower position, is about on a level with the pivots or fulcrulnsof the levers A. When the levers are pulled downward by the ropes F intohorizontal position, the arms E rise and at the same time assume thevertical position, forcing the follower upward in the press-box L, tocompress the cotton. Each lever A consists of a bar, ci, a fulcrurnbearing-block, b, at right angles thereto, and the braces c d. Thefnlcrun1-pivot extends through the bearing-block b in proper position tocause the lever-bar a, to rise upward when turned suflieiently to carrythe arni E well up into the cotton-box. The braces c serve to strengthenthese anglelevers, and in order to give thein solidity should extendfrom the pivoted points, as shown.

Pulleys or band-wheels N are secured to the shaft H. In this press theforni of the operating-levers is such that, with the shortest pinch ordistance from the fulcrum or point of pressure, sufiicient rise isobtained to press cotton into bales. The pulleys over which the ropespass which operate the levers are so placed that the movements of thelevers will be free, and the operating-shaft is centrally arranged, asshown, so that equal force will be brought to bear ou said levers. y

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure -byLetters Patent, is-

1. In a cotton-press, the combination, with a rising follower orpress-block and its under arms, E, of the angle-levers A, pivoted tosaid arnis, the center winding-roller under the follower, theguide-pulley, .the lever-ropes F, and the follower-rope K, substantiallyas specified.

2. In the cotton-press, the combination, with the follower and its underarms, of the levers consisting each of a bar, a, a bearing-blocl;, b, atright angles thereto, and braces c d, substantially as specified.

In testinion;r whereof I affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

FERDINAND E. MURPHEY.

' Witnesses:

F. M. GILS, J. T. MUErnEY.

